Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has held the United States "fully responsible for bloodshed" in the region. According to an IRNA report, the Minister issued a stern indictment of Washington's policy, asserting that American actions are the primary cause of the ongoing conflict
Further, Khatibzadeh dismissed claims that Iran had shut down the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, emphasising that Tehran continues to act as a stabilising force in the Gulf despite the escalating war with Israel and the United States. He stressed that Tehran remains a responsible pow
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that India's strategic autonomy and national sovereignty are under "dire threat" as the United States allowed a 30-day waiver for New Delhi to purchase Russian oil amid shipping routes passing through the Strait of Hormuz being hampered
He gave the public and private players in the maritime sector the goal of placing India among the top ten shipbuilding nations by 2030 and among the top five nations by 2047.
Asian economies should strengthen policy frameworks and focus on stabilisation measures as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East threatens the region's energy, trade, and financial resilience, according to Albert Park, Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Finnish President Alexander Stubb warned of a "detachment" of the United States from the global West, noting it increasingly acts without consultation. Citing conflicts in West Asia, Ukraine, and Sudan, he called for a "new covenant" because the current cost of uncoordinated multipolarity is
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh stated Tehran has "no option" but to resist American and Israeli "invasion" to the "last bullet." Describing the conflict as a "heroic nationalist defence," he accused the US of "Nazi" tactics and reiterated the importance of Indo-Persian
A SpiceJet flight from Fujairah safely brought passengers back to New Delhi on Friday amid rising tensions in West Asia. The passengers, who had travelled to the UAE to attend the Vijay Ratna award function on 28 February, faced significant challenges due to multiple flight cancellations cau
Bonnie Glick, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, stated the US aims to destroy Iran's ballistic and nuclear capabilities, predicting the conflict could end within weeks. Meanwhile, Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director of ORF America, emphasised that India's
Security remained on high alert in Srinagar's Lal Chowk in Jammu and Kashmir as a precautionary measure following the protests by Shia Muslims against the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Experts at the Raisina Dialogue 2026 warned that global conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine are "bleeding together" with Indo-Pacific security. While the US maintains its ability to respond to Taiwan tensions despite Middle East involvement, speakers noted that expanding regional wars are